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ORLEANS

Most Famous People Born in Orleans, France

Notable people
502
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1879
Most distinctive
Playwright 9.0×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Orleans during each.

What Orleans Is Known For

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Politician is Orleans's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (64).

Orleans over-indexes on playwright9.0× the global rate.

Orleans under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician64
  2. Writer29
  3. Football29
  4. Priest18
  5. Historian17
  6. Actor16
  7. Painter16
  8. Lawyer14
  1. Playwright79.0×
  2. Driver63.9×
  3. Historian173.2×
  4. Priest182.4×
  5. Sculptor72.1×
  6. Engineer61.9×
  7. Writer291.8×
  8. Composer111.7×
  1. Football290.5×
  2. Actor160.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Orleans's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Writing
  • Politics & Law
  • Sports
  • Art & Design
  • Science
  • Religion
  • Other
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Showing 16 of 502 notable people

0009 ACTOR

Tristán Ulloa

Born 1970

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0016 ACTOR

Laure Calamy

Born 1975

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0024 ACTOR

Michel Vuillermoz

Born 1962

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0035 ACTOR

Hubert Saint-Macary

Born 1949

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0044 ACTOR

Emmanuelle Boidron

Born 1978

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0055 ACTOR

Xavier Saint-Macary

1948 - 1988

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0137 ACTOR

Camille Bert

1880 - 1970

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0145 ACTOR

Djédjé Apali

1975 - 2019

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0151 ACTOR

Olivier Lejeune

Born 1951

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0182 ACTOR

Dosseh

Born 1986

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0227 ACTOR

François Jérosme

Born 1954

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0228 ACTOR

Pierre Morin (acteur)

1896 - 1987

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0253 ACTOR

Pierre Vielhescaze

Born 1940

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0295 ACTOR

Brizard (acteur)

1721 - 1791

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0467 ACTOR

Galimafré

1791 - 1871

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0495 ACTOR

Céline Gorget

Born 2003

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